USS Courier

USS Courier

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named "Courier", after a Courier, a messenger or traveling attendant.

*USS|Courier|1861, a storeship purchased 7 September 1861.

*USS|Courier|1912, a ferry launch, formerly named "Hope", which served as commandant's barge and general service ship at Charleston Navy Yard from 1912-18.

*USS|Courier|AMc-72, a coastal minesweeper which served in "in service" status in the 1st Naval District from 1941 to 1947.

*USNS|Courier|T-AK-5019, A cargo ship launched in 1962 and scrapped in 2008


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